Any tips for tiredness?

[campbellab]

Everyone appreciates naked lunges in the changing room.

 

[dodd82]

I'm a 5 day a week commuter. I take it steady on the way to work so as to arrive sweat free, and then go home like a bat out of Hell. The secret (on the way in) is to put exactly the same effort in, whether on the flat, uphill, or downhill. Unless you have some severely steep hills, the 1st granny gear should climb up without breaking sweat. I regularly see cyclists grinding their way uphill in way too high a gear whilst I spin past with ease. I sometimes feel like telling them that they're doing it all wrong......but I never do.

You don't say what kind of bike you ride, but a road bike is faaaaaaaaaar easier than a mountain/hybrid bike to ride if your commute doesn't involve off road. And make sure your tyres are pumped to the max.

That's interesting... I am almost certainly one of those people doing it wrong.

I have a hybrid - so that's definitely making it harder. But with the hills, I struggle to stay seated, and on the big hills to which I refer, I simply have to stand up part way up and climb that way. It's now a bit of a habit, but I can do it in a higher gear and I feel steadier.

When I lower the gears so peddling is easier, for some reason I find it difficult to be steady and I feel like whilst it is easier, I'm not going anyway and tiring myself out by covering less distance.

Perhaps I need some coaching?

Perhaps I just need a road bike?!

 

[HLaB]

Get good sleep. I moved from a comfortable 7 hours night sleep to 9 hours when I started commuting by bicycle.

Also do stretches pre and post ride

I'd agree with the post ride but be careful with the pre especially if you are stretching cold muscles.